Definition of Sepia. Meaning of Sepia. Synonyms of Sepia

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Definition of Sepia

Sepia
Sepia Se"pi*a, a. Of a dark brown color, with a little red in its composition; also, made of, or done in, sepia.
Sepia
Sepia Se"pi*a, n.; pl. E. Sepias, L. Sepi[ae]. [L., fr. Gr. ??? the cuttlefish, or squid.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) (a) The common European cuttlefish. (b) A genus comprising the common cuttlefish and numerous similar species. See Illustr. under Cuttlefish. 2. A pigment prepared from the ink, or black secretion, of the sepia, or cuttlefish. Treated with caustic potash, it has a rich brown color; and this mixed with a red forms Roman sepia. Cf. India ink, under India. Sepia drawing or picture, a drawing in monochrome, made in sepia alone, or in sepia with other brown pigments.
Sepia
Sepia Se"pi*a, n.; pl. E. Sepias, L. Sepi[ae]. [L., fr. Gr. ??? the cuttlefish, or squid.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) (a) The common European cuttlefish. (b) A genus comprising the common cuttlefish and numerous similar species. See Illustr. under Cuttlefish. 2. A pigment prepared from the ink, or black secretion, of the sepia, or cuttlefish. Treated with caustic potash, it has a rich brown color; and this mixed with a red forms Roman sepia. Cf. India ink, under India. Sepia drawing or picture, a drawing in monochrome, made in sepia alone, or in sepia with other brown pigments.

Meaning of Sepia from wikipedia

- Look up Sepia or sepia in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Sepia may refer to: Sepia (cephalopod), a genus of cuttlefish Sepia (color), a reddish-brown...
- Sepia is a reddish-brown color, named after the rich brown pigment derived from the ink sac of the common cuttlefish Sepia. The word sepia is the Latinized...
- to 25 cm (6 to 10 in), with the largest species, the giant cuttlefish (Sepia apama), reaching 50 cm (20 in) in mantle length and over 10.5 kg (23 lb)...
- effects of this process can be emulated with software in digital photography. Sepia is considered a form of black-and-white or monochrome photography. Most...
- below: Sepia a****inata E. A. Smith, 1916 Sepia adami Roeleveld, 1972 Sepia appelloefi Wülker, 1910 Sepia aureomaculata Okutani & Horikawa, 1987 Sepia bathyalis...
- 085265 Sepias (Ancient Gr****: Σηπιάς) was a town of Magnesia in ancient Thessaly, near the cape of the same name. Strabo relates that Sepias was one...
- The common cuttlefish or European common cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis) is one of the largest and best-known cuttlefish species. They are a migratory...
- Portrait in Sepia (Spanish: Retrato en Sepia) is a 2000 novel by Isabel Allende. The novel can be thought of a sequel to Allende's Daughter of Fortune...
- Sepia Mutiny was a blog and discussion forum, initially conceived by a group of mostly second generation Indian American students and young professionals...
- Sepia was a photojournalistic magazine featuring articles based primarily on achievements of African Americans. The magazine was founded in 1946 as Negro...